Endybis
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Endubis Kingdom of Aksum
Preceded by DTWNS King of Aksum Succeeded by Aphilas

Endubis (c.270 - c.300) was a king of Axum. He was the first king of Aksum to mint coins — as well as the first ruler in Sub-Sahara Africa. These coins were issued in gold and silver.

On the coins of Endubis so far recovered, either of two mottos were engraved. On some coins he described himself as "BACIΛEYC AΧWMITW", "king of Axum". On others appeared the motto "BICI ΔAXY", "bisi Dakhu"; this is the first appearance of the title "bisi", which S. C. Munro-Hay believes is related to the Ge'ez word "be'esya", "man of".^[1]

References

1. ^ S. C. Munro-Hay, Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), p. 75.

External links

• Page with coin struck under Endubis

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